&#8220;ALEC is underwritten by corporate dollars to push corporate financial interests that disadvantage middle-class and working families,&#8221; said Sen. Orrock, &#8220;This group enrolls state legislators to promote its radical legislation in state after state, creating the false illusion of public support for its dangerous agenda. ALEC promotes legislation that suppresses voter participation, undermines state budgets and services, and impedes democracy.&#8221;

Orrock was the only Democratic Georgia state senator in the group. With her withdrawal, she said, the group can no longer claim to be bipartisan. She issued a call for other lawmakers to withdraw from the group, saying, &#8220;Any lawmaker who cares more about Georgia residents than multi-national corporations should leave the group. We need to be focusing on real solutions for our state, not fanning the flames of wedge-issue politics.&#8221;

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Heck, I was saying that last year. Advertisers are hearing the message, too with many big names pulling up stakes.

Global food giant McDonald&#8217;s is not happy with the controversy that recently exploded over the lobbying group ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council. A spokesperson for the purveyor of the Happy Meal, Big Mac and many other icons of American cuisine has announced that the company has severed its relationship with ALEC. In doing so, McDonald&#8217;s becomes the latest in an exodus that so far includes Kraft, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and Intuit according to a series of articles in thinkprogress.com.

Given that ALEC has counted hundreds of corporate members over its 30-year history, it seems that membership in the organization was once a standard mark of responsible corporate citizenship.

LOL. We fully understand what the 'Conservatives' are trying to do. The effort to disenfranchise all those that might vote otherwise than their desired manner is going on at full speed. This is the signature of the new GOP. Not only a small tent, but keep all those you put outside the tent away from the voting booth.

And to the leftists in this thread... you're not fooling anyone. We all know how you love to try and HIDE and/or make your true agenda sound as though it's something else. Problem is it's meant for liberal morons, not logical conservatives.

The translation is spot on. Sorry being exposed pisses you off. Deal with it.

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